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The President’s Health Adviser warns against giving pregnant women and those under 16 years old the Corona vaccine

Dr. Muhammad Awad Tajuddin, Advisor to the President of the Republic for Health and Preventive Affairs, in a special statement to “The Seventh Day”, warned against giving pregnant women or those under the age of 16 years the Coronavirus vaccine, stressing that it has not been proven that the pregnant woman will be affected by side effects if he gets Corona vaccine or not yet.

He advised oncology patients that they should take the Coronavirus vaccine because they suffer from weak immunity due to the drugs they take to treat tumors, so they were placed within the first categories to obtain vaccinations..

He said that the Corona virus vaccine has started to be administered to medical teams in isolation, chest and fever hospitals this week, and every person has two doses, between 21 days.

He pointed out that there is no specific treatment for the Corona virus until today, rather the symptoms are treated, stressing that Egypt is one of the first countries to use anti-clotting drugs, and that Egypt faced the first wave with a small number of infections, explaining that the first wave was few infections, while the peak The second wave was in the month of December 2020 until the beginning of January 2021, and the numbers began to decrease several days ago, explaining that reducing the density in public places, institutions, and workplaces, whether governmental or private, greatly helped reduce the number of injured recently.

On the emergence of a third wave of the emerging corona virus pandemic, he said that we are facing a virus that is still under study, and not all information is available about it, saying, “We have not reached a catalog of the Corona virus yet.”

He stressed the need to adhere to the precautionary measures, explaining that vaccines do not give complete immunity, and the period of presence of antibodies to the virus in the body has not yet been proven and it is expected that it ranges between 6 to 9 months, so preventive measures must be applied.

He said that Egypt is seeking to provide several sources to obtain Coronavirus vaccines, and not rely on a single source.

He added that Egypt began preparing for the emerging corona virus pandemic as soon as it appeared in China, whether it was equipping hospitals, medicines or medical supplies..

He stressed that Egypt has 77 hospitals issued in all governorates, which are the first line to confront the emerging corona virus, and that Egypt has succeeded in confronting it Corona pandemic And her plan “is studying”, saying: “Egypt has a sufficient number of respirators.”

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